450 Palestinians Blocked at Rafah Border CrossingIMEMC - Monday August 01, 2011 - 12:49, Egyptian Authorities prevented 450 people from entering Egypt through the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Sunday, despite the recent opening of the crossing. Meanwhile, Gaza authorities have decided to allow vehicles to be brought in from Egypt for commercial sale.

Fire Exchanged on Israel-Lebanon BorderIMEMC - Monday August 01, 2011 - 11:50, Lebanese and Israeli soldiers traded fire on the border early Monday morning. According to Israeli reports, one Lebanese soldier was killed but there were no other injuries.

Two Palestinians Killed By Army Fire Near RamallahIMEMC - Monday August 01, 2011 - 08:27, Palestinian medical sources reported that Israeli troops shot and killed on Monday at dawn two Palestinian youths in Qalandia refugee camp, south of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and seriously wounded a third.

Situation Of Palestinian Refugees In Iraq, The WorstIMEMC - Monday August 01, 2011 - 07:39, The Palestinian ambassador in Iraq, Daleel Al Qassous, stated that the situation of the Palestinian refugees in Iraq is the worst compared to any other place on earth, adding that the number of Palestinians in Iraq dropped from 35.000 before the US-led war to 22.000, and continued to decline to 7.000.

Miles Of Smiles 4 Arrives In GazaIMEMC - Monday August 01, 2011 - 07:07, The Miles of Smiles humanitarian convoy arrived into the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening via the Rafah Border Terminal linking Gaza with Egypt.

Israel, Lebanon armies exchange fire at border8/1/2011 - TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma'an) -- The Israeli and Lebanese armies exchanged gunfire early Monday across their shared border, security officials and media reports said. Israel's Haaretz newspaper said soldiers traded fire in the Mount Dov region on the border. Initial reports said a Lebanese soldier died following the exchange but neither side....

Army: Israeli woman injured by Gaza projectile8/1/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli woman was moderately injured by a projectile fired from Gaza into southern Israel, the army said. The projectile landed in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that a 50-year-old woman sustained shrapnel wounds to her legs. No Palestinian faction has claimed responsibility for the....

Settlers torch Nablus village fields8/1/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli settlers torched acres of land near Nablus on Sunday, a Palestinian official said. Palestinian Authority settlements official Ghassan Doughlas said settlers set fire to 150 dunums of fields belonging to Palestinian villagers south of the northern West Bank city, destroying dozens of olive trees....

Palestinian hurt in hit-and-run near Qalqiliya8/1/2011 - QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian man sustained injuries in a hit-and-run near Qalqiliya on Sunday, medics said. Rauf Abu Hajla, 37, was walking on the side of a road when a car driven by an Israeli national struck him and sped off. A Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance took Abu Hajla to the Darwish Nazzal....

PA: 'Alarming' rise in Israel's attacks on Palestinian children8/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority on Sunday warned that Israel's attacks on Palestinian children were escalating at "an alarming rate" and urged the UN to step in. Israeli soldiers and settlers have killed nine children so far in 2011, and almost 200 children have been injured by settler violence and the....

'Know Your Heritage' delegation tours Nablus8/1/2011 - NABLUS (Ma'an) "” A group of Palestinian Americans toured West Bank cities Monday on a "Know Your Heritage" tour organized by the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation. The delegation visited An-Najah University in the West Bank city of Nablus. Touring the campus, the visitors interacted with students and viewed a short film on education....

Opportunity gulf between Bedouin in the Negev8/1/2011 - TEL AVIV, Israel (IRIN) -- More than 180,000 Bedouin live in Israel's Negev desert, but there is a big gap in terms of life opportunities between those Bedouin who live in 35 unrecognized villages, and those luckier ones for whom Israel has created seven towns or who live in seven officially recognized villages, say....

Hamas FM: Unity government must be formed urgently8/1/2011 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A united Palestinian government must be formed urgently ahead of Palestine's bid for membership of the United Nations in September, Foreign Minister in Gaza Muhammad Awad said Monday. Awad, who is also planning minister in the Gaza-based authority, said a united government was important for a strong Palestine....

Israeli soldiers detain Bethlehem teenager8/1/2011 - BETHLEHEM(Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained a teenager from Bethlehem on Monday, witnesses said. Salih Zoul, 17, was taken during a raid on his family's home in Husan west of Bethlehem. An Israeli military spokeswoman said soldiers detained six Palestinians overnight....

Center: Detainee dying in Israeli prison8/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Palestinian detainee Imad Al-Masri is dying in a prison hospital in Israel, a prisoners' center said Monday. Imad Al-Masri has a blood-borne virus and a lung infection, the center's lawyer said, adding that the detainee was being held in an isolation cell in Ar-Ramla prison hospitalThe center said....

PA: Employees will receive salaries Monday8/1/2011 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The Palestinian Authority's public accountant Yousef Al-Zomer said government employees' salaries would be paid Monday. On Sunday, the union of civil servants threatened strike action over the late payment of wages, but called off the strike after PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad pledged to pay salaries on Tuesday.... Related: Workers cancel strike after govt salary pledge

Erekat: UN bid does not contradict peace process8/1/2011 - JERICHO (Ma'an) -- PLO official Saeb Erekat said Monday that Palestine's bid for membership of the United Nations did not contradict the peace process with Israel. Erekat, who resigned as chief Palestinian negotiator in February, said the UN campaign was a "real step" toward peace and the principle of the two-state solution....

UN urges restraint after Israeli soldiers kill 2 Palestinians8/1/2011 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- UN envoy Robert Serry on Monday urged Israeli authorities to exercise restraint after soldiers killed two Palestinians in a dawn raid on a refugee camp near Ramallah. The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East said he was "deeply concerned" by the killings and urged Israeli authorities "to exercise maximum restraint....

Palestine wins bronze at Asian bodybuilding finals8/1/2011 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) - Palestine won a bronze medal in the 45th Asian bodybuilding championship in Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Mahmoud Adam clinched the bronze for the under-100 kg category. The championship came as the Palestinian Bodybuilding Federation started preparations for the Arab championship to be held in Qatar in December. Palestine's delegation....

Palestinian swimmers set records in Shanghai8/1/2011 - SHANGHAI, China (Ma'an) -- Palestinian swimming competitors returned home Monday after breaking national records in the World Aquatic Championships in Shanghai. Ahmad Jibril clocked the 400-meter freestyle at 4:18 and the 200-meter freestyle in 2:02. Majd At-Tawil competed in the 50-meter freestyle, scoring a time of 26. 65 seconds....

Egyptians await Mubarak trial with mixed feelings8/1/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Hosni Mubarak's murder and corruption trial, which opens on Wednesday, is generating a mixture of excitement and regret among the Egyptians who overthrew the veteran president. Mubarak, 83, is charged with murder in connection to the deaths of more than 800 anti-regime protesters and corruption during his widely reviled three decades....

Libya rebels round up pro-Gadhafi cell8/1/2011 - BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) -- Libyan rebels have rounded up at least 63 people suspected of murdering their military chief and having links to Moammar Gadhafi, after an hours-long battle in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi. Security forces patrolled the streets overnight in a bid to track down more members of the pro-Kadhafi group, a rebel spokesman....

Clashes as Egypt army dismantles Tahrir tents8/1/2011 - CAIRO (AFP) -- Egyptian armed forces and riot police moved into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Monday to disperse several dozen protesters who refused to leave the area after most groups had suspended a sit-in. Military police shot into the air to disperse the protesters, and proceeded to beat them with batons when they refused....

Defiant Assad praises troops after deadly Syria crackdown8/1/2011 - DAMASCUS (AFP) -- Syria's defiant president praised his troops on Monday as the army pressed on with a deadly crackdown on anti-regime dissent, even as international condemnation swelled ahead of a UN meeting on the crisis. The Security Council was to hold closed consultations from 2100 GMT, a spokesman for the council presidency said....

Libya rebels round up Gadhafi militia, lose village8/1/2011 - BENGHAZI, Libya (AFP) -- Rebels said they arrested dozens of militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi in their eastern bastion but suffered a blow Monday in Libya's west, losing a village at the foot of a key mountain range. At least 63 people were rounded up in an ongoing bid to tighten security in the....

Witness: Syria tanks shell Hama residential area8/1/2011 - NICOSIA (AFP) -- Syrian tanks "indiscriminately" shelled a residential area on the outskirts of Hama late on Monday, an activist in the flashpoint protest city told AFP by telephone. The attack came as the UN Security Council was poised to hold an emergency debate on the Syrian government's bloody crackdown on dissent, a day....

A War-Hardened Filmmaker Delves Into IslamPalestine Note 1 Aug 2011 - The New York Times- On his way home from covering the Persian Gulf war, the filmmaker Greg Barker stayed overnight in a small Egyptian village. Early the next morning, an undulating sound awakened him. For someone raised in Southern California,...

Opportunity gulf between Bedouin in the NegevPalestine Note 1 Aug 2011 - IRIN- More than 180,000 Bedouin live in Israel's Negev desert, but there is a big gap in terms of life opportunities between those Bedouin who live in 35 unrecognized villages, and those luckier ones for whom Israel has created seven...

Syria's 'Ramadan Massacre' Claims ScoresPalestine Note 1 Aug 2011 - Syrian tanks kill civilians in Hama on what could be crackdown's deadliest day The Atlantic - On Sunday, the day before the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, the Syrian military, under the control of President Bashar al-Assad ,...

Miles for Smiles Arrives in Gaza with AidPNN - Gaza-PNN- Humanitarian aid convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening through the Rafah Border Terminal. The group called, Miles for Smiles, consisted of eight trucks containing medical supplies, medications, milk...

General Strike Boosts Israel ProtestsPNN - Bethlehem - PNN - Israel's growing protest movement received a boost today after most municipalities declared a general strike in sympathy with their aims, according to Ha'aretz. A spokesman for Israel's Union...

Music guides peaceful resistance in Kufr Qaddoum8/1/2011 - International Solidarity Movement - International Solidarity Movement, West Bank - On Friday July 29, 2011 the Popular Committee of Kufr Qaddoum included musical guests from the Netherlands, Fanfare, to play for Kufr Qaddoum's weekly demonstration against a roadblock that closes off the main road to the village. The demonstration began around 1:30pm after Friday morning prayer. Dressed in an array of....

Opportunities for kids in Gaza to learn and playRelief Web 1 Aug 2011 - Source: Australian Agency for International Development , Government of Australia Country: occupied Palestinian territory Half the population of Gaza is under the age of 18. For these children, life has been characterised by conflict, poverty and despair. Throughout the year, children...

Summer camp in West Bank village more than just fun and gamesRelief Web 1 Aug 2011 - Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: occupied Palestinian territory 31 July 2011 West Bank Residents of the Bedouin village of Wadi Abu Hindi gathered on Wednesday outside the school to watch performances...

UNRWA responds to Gaza protestsRelief Web 1 Aug 2011 - Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: occupied Palestinian territory 24 July 2011 Ma’an News Agency The UN agency for Palestinian refugees was forced to close its offices in Gaza City last week...

Iraq donates $2 million for Palestine refugeesRelief Web 1 Aug 2011 - Source: UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Country: occupied Palestinian territory , Iraq 29 July 2011 Amman UNRWA has received a contribution of US$ 2 million from the Government of Iraq towards the Agency’s core...

Displacement and Insecurity in Area C of the West BankRelief Web 1 Aug 2011 - Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory TODAY, 1 August 2011, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) launched a new report Displacement and Insecurity in Area C of the West...

Palestinian presidency condemns Qalandia attack1 Aug 2011 - West Bank, (Pal Telegraph)-Palestinian presidency condemned the heinous crime committed by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians living in Qalandia refugee camp, near Ramallah, that led to the death of two citizens and the injury of one other.

High food prices cast pall over Ramadan for manyThe National 1 Aug 2011 - Food prices, part of the economic hardships that catalysed the overthrow of the Egyptian and Tunisian leaders, are still climbing in many Arab countries, and protesters have shown little patience for conciliatory gestures by governments after decades of empty promises.

Troops and riot police end three-week Tahrir Square sit-inThe National 1 Aug 2011 - Activists had promised to stay until ex-president Hosni Mubarak appears in court but were swiftly dispersed in operation which involved more than a dozen armoured vehicles and hundreds of soldiers and riot police.

Iraq to order 36 F-16 fighter jets from the US to boost air forceThe National 31 Jul 2011 - Iraqi PM affirms need for American trainers to help Iraqi forces operate and maintain F-16s but avoided saying whether they would be active-duty troops or contractors, sidestepping question of American military personnel staying past the end of 2011.

A Libyan rebel faction is unmasked as Gadhafi menHa'aretz - Rebels try to rid their ranks of enemies after last week's assassination of military chief Abdel-Fattah Younis, which leadership insists was the work of Gadhafi's regime, while witnesses say he was killed by fellow rebels.

Assad: Syria target of foreign conspiracyHa'aretz - SANA quotes Syrian President Bashar Assad as saying Syria will remain free to achieve peace, including the 'Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Arab lands up to the June 4th, 1967 line.'

UN Security Council meets on SyriaJerusalem Post 1 Aug 2011 - Relaunch of draft UN resolution condemning Syria; Security Council was briefed on the latest events in the country; Western diplomats hope critics have shifted position in light of recent Hama violence.

Israel and Lebanon exchange shots on borderThe Guardian 1 Aug 2011 - Israeli source says soldiers returned fire after a Lebanese soldier shot at them while they were working Israeli troops have opened fire across the border at a Lebanese soldier who shot at them, an Israeli military...

MIDEAST: Boats Run Short of Sea to Sail OnIPS "My father was a boat-builder and I learned from him, worked on boats all my life. Now there's no work at all." Abu Fayez Bakr, 64, is one of two boat-builders in the Gaza Strip, the last of a dying trade, despite Palestinians' penchant for the sea and its bounty....

[uruknet.info] Settlers Torch Farmlands Near NablusUruknet August 1, 2011 - A group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers set ablaze, on Sunday evening, 150 Dunams of farmlands that belong to residents of Ein Jaloud village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Ghassan Douglas, in charge of the settlements file in the northern part of the West Bank, stated that the armed settlers torched the...

[uruknet.info] New Israeli weapon used in Al-WalajaUruknet August 1, 2011 - Al-Walaja popular committee reports that a demonstration against the wall happened yesterday 31 July 2011 at 9 AM with participation by dozens of locals, internationals, and Israelis. The occupation forces fired tear gas, stun grenades, rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammunition. Injuries were reported. Most disturbing was that the Israeli soldiers used a new...

[uruknet.info] Israel cuts electricity to the Negev desert prison as temperatures soarUruknet August 1, 2011 - The Ahrar Centre for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights has stated that the Israeli Prisons Service has cut power to the tents and cement rooms of the Negev desert prison. The Centre considered the Israeli measure a new 'crime' aimed at making things more difficult for the prisoners and killing them. It noted that...

[uruknet.info] "Bombing His Own People." Really?Uruknet August 1, 2011 - There has been virtually no Libyan Air Force presence over Libya's own territory since the March imposition of a no-fly zone and swift enforcement of it by NATO. Just how much aerial bombardment there was, and of what kind, prior to that is the matter of some deabte. The pre-no-fly period can be further...

[uruknet.info] Gaza: so rich in treesUruknet August 1, 2011 - Gaza, a city so rich in trees as to be like a cloth of brocade spread out on the sand. The other night I was flipping through Mahfouz's Palestine: A Guide, by Mariam Shahin. In my browsing, I came across two different references to Gaza's former fertility, so lavish that I had to note...

[uruknet.info] Libya: What America's Media Won't ReportUruknet August 1, 2011 - America's media staunchly back all US imperial wars, regurgitating officials lies as truths. Moreover, they never explain their illegality or daily crimes of war and against humanity against civilians, as well as non-military related infrastructure and other sites. Nor do they report how NATO bombing prevents targeted nations (including Libya) from providing essential public...

[uruknet.info] Israeli soldiers kill 2 in raid on refugee campUruknet August 1, 2011 - - Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians during an arrest raid near Ramallah in the central West Bank early Monday, onlookers and medical officials said. Witnesses told Ma'an that soldiers stormed Qalandiya refugee camp at dawn and as they ransacked homes, confrontations erupted between the army and local residents. The soldiers began to shoot...

[uruknet.info] A letter to our Syrian Army in its National dayUruknet August 1, 2011 - On this anniversary of the establishment of the Army, it is tinged with the blood of hundreds of martyrs and the suffering of tens of thousands of detainees over the past four months. A single day of storming all of Hama and Deir Ezzor, as well as a number of areas in the Damascus...

[uruknet.info] Situation Of Palestinian Refugees In Iraq, The WorstUruknet August 1, 2011 - The Palestinian ambassador in Iraq, Daleel Al Qassous, stated that the situation of the Palestinian refugees in Iraq is the worst compared to any other place on earth, adding that the number of Palestinians in Iraq dropped from 35.000 before the US-led war to 22.000, and continued to decline to 7.000. Al Qassous stated...

[uruknet.info] IRAQ: THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDUruknet July 31, 2011 - We are in the midst of the 20th anniversary of the buildup to and the entrance of Iraqi troops into Kuwait. The world only heard of "naked aggression" on the part of the Iraqis, led by "another Hitler." These simplistic statements did not reflect the truth or the depth of the actions of Iraq....

[uruknet.info] Maliki: US Trainers' Don't Require Parliament Vote Uruknet July 31, 2011 - Speaking at a news conference over the weekend, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addressed the growing political battle over the possible continuation of the US occupation through the December deadline. The new comments are likely to anger parliament, as he insists that keeping US military "trainers" in the nation doesn't require any approval from...

[uruknet.info] Lebanon likely to pass 'racist' decision on Palestinian refugee campsUruknet July 31, 2011 -- Lebanon is leaning towards passing new ''racist'' decisions affecting the Palestinian refugee camps in the country, Palestinian and Lebanese sources have revealed. A proposal has been made for an item on the government's agenda to be held next Wednesday against the interests of the Palestinian refugees, Lebanese sources told the Palestinian refugees news network...

Hama under heavy barrageDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Syrian tanks continued pounding residential neighborhoods across the city of Hama Monday, in the heaviest barrage of a two-day assault to crush street demonstrations against President Bashar Assad.

Cabinet to address territorial waters, Metn power gridDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 The appointment of a new general director for the Energy Ministry tops Tuesday’s agenda for the Cabinet, which is set to discuss 167 articles as well as a draft law to demarcate Lebanon’s disputed maritime border...

Hezbollah offered billions to disarm: QassemDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Hezbollah’s deputy secretary-general, Sheikh Naim Qassem, said Monday his party has rejected an offer worth billions of dollars in exchange for surrendering its weapons and halting its resistance against Israel.

Jumblatt skips Al-Anbaa weekly statementDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt did not release his weekly statement to Al-Anbaa newspaper Monday, saying that it was a time to focus on solidarity with oppressed nations.

Hariri sends Morocco king condolences over crashDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri sent a telegram Monday to Morocco’s King Mohammad VI, expressing his condolences for the victims of the Royal Armed Forces plane crash near the city of Guelmim, in southern Morocco, last...

Committee OKs draft law on maritime borderDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 An initial draft of a proposed law delineating Lebanon’s maritime areas was approved by Parliament’s Public Works, Transport, Energy and Water Committee...

People, army and resistance can protect oil: KaramiDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Youth and Sports Minister Faisal Karami said Monday that the people, army and the resistance are alone capable of deterring an attack on the country’s offshore oil and gas resources.

Robert Watkins: ‘Hybrid’ U.N. representativeDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Only 10 countries in the world require a hybrid United Nations representative, due to their unique mix of humanitarian, socioeconomic and political requirements.

Army storms Cairo’s Tahrir SquareDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Troops backed by armored vehicles and hundreds of riot police fired shots in the air and used clubs Monday to clear activists who had been camped in Cairo’s Tahrir Square...

No suspension of Libyan hostilities for RamadanDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Libyans entered the Muslim holy month of Ramadan Monday with no let-up in the five-month conflict as Moammar Gadhafi sought to foment divisions within a rebellion threatening him on several fronts.

Yemeni airstrikes kill 13 in troubled southDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Yemeni war planes bombed a village in south Yemen Monday, killing at least 13 people who a local official said were Islamist militants challenging army control in the flashpoint province of Abyan.

Al-Qaeda confirms death of Belhadj in AlgeriaDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb has posted a video eulogy of a prominent extremist, Abdelkahar Belhadj, who was reported killed in Algeria last week, the SITE monitoring service said Monday.

Saudi court opens trial for ‘Al-Qaeda Lady’Daily Star 1 Aug 2011 A Saudi court opened the trial of the Al-Qaeda Lady, the first woman in the kingdom accused of involvement in terrorist activities, local media reported Monday.

Tanks shell Syria’s Hama for second day, 4 killedDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Syrian tanks shelled the city of Hama, the scene of a 1982 massacre, for a second day on Monday, killing at least four civilians, residents said, in an assault to try to crush protests against President...

Libya rebels round up pro-Gadhafi cellDaily Star 1 Aug 2011 Libyan rebels rounded up at least 63 people suspected of murdering their military chief and having links to Moammar Gadhafi, after an hours-long battle in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi.

Israel's housing protest reaches BerlinYNet News, 1 Aug 2011 - Some 30 Israelis currently residing in Berlin have set up camp outside the Israeli embassy in the German capital on Monday, in a show of solidarity with housing ... ....

Teachers protest for better educationYNet News, 1 Aug 2011 - More than 100 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Monday calling for better public education. Dozens of teachers and social activists in Jerusalem called for a ... ....

Knesset mulls no-confidence voteYNet News, 1 Aug 2011 - The Knesset discussed a series of no-confidence proposals directed against Benjamin Netanyahu's government Monday in the backdrop of mounting social protests. MK ... ....

IDF introduces new anti-tank missileYNet News, 1 Aug 2011 - After years of operational successes, the IDF revealed the "Tammuz" anti-tank missile for the first time on Monday. The advanced weapon was developed and designed by ... ....

President meets housing protest leadersYNet News, 1 Aug 2011 - President Shimon met with representatives of the housing protest on Monday, after meeting with leaders of the doctors' protest on Sunday. "I've been following what's ... ....

Many arrested in West Bank sweepPIC - Israeli occupation forces arrested Monday morning brothers Badr, 25, and Khalid, 21, Abu Namous, from the Ein Beit al-Maa refugee camp in western Nablus, in an arrest sweep in the occupied West Bank.

New Moves to Curb Criticism of Israel In US and CanadaIntifada-Palestine: 1 Aug 2011 - by Debbie Menon Campus activism “New legislation in the US threatens to conflate campus criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism” reports Kristin Szremski Great ! This shows the immense power that “the Organization”, the major pro-Israel organizations such as the Zionist Organization of... more

Syria forces escalate attacks on protestersLA Times 31 Jul 2011 - Syria uses tanks in Hama and other cities, and 70 people are reported killed. Most of the deaths are in Hama, where witnesses say Sunni mosque minarets are also targeted, just before the start of Ramadan. The months-long standoff between Syria's embattled government and a...

Yemen Airstrikes Kill 15, Officials SayNew York Times 1 Aug 2011 - Government airstrikes in southern Yemen on Monday killed at least 15 people suspected of having ties to Al Qaeda, military officials said.

Of you, everything around reminds meMondoweiss - כל דבר מסביבי מזכיר לי אותך In Limbo, I loved to live and carry on. In love, I fell with him. He was everything to me, a brother, a friend, a man, a shaman. All efforts and time I have exerted, by doing my best to...

A representation of Israeli soldiersMondoweiss - If this is what happens to photographers who “misrepresent Israeli soldiers,” here is my rebuttal: In the last eight or nine months, Nabi Saleh has become more and more the epicenter of military violence against non-violent protesters in the West Bank. In a situation where protesting...

Daniel Levy on “America’s attempted Quartet sophistry” Arab American Institute 1 Aug 2011 - Daniel Levy, director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation, wrote a great piece in Foreign Policy magazine last week in which he concluded that "American policy on Israel-Palestine is now being driven almost exclusively by a desire to prevent any possible...

Israel cuts electricity to the Negev desert prison as temperatures soar Middle East Monitor 1 Aug 2011 - The Ahrar Centre for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights has stated that the Israeli Prisons Service has cut power to the tents and cement rooms of the Negev desert prison. The Centre considered the Israeli measure a new 'crime' aimed at making things more difficult...

Week 19: Siddqui Suliman Ahmed Al Maqt Palestinian political prisoner Middle East Monitor 1 Aug 2011 - Prisoner Siddqui Suliman Ahmed Al Maqt, 44, from Majdal Shams, a village in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights has been detained since 23rd August 1985. He was sentenced to 27 years in prison, when a large force, exceeding 300 armed Israeli soldiers, barged into his house...

Likud warns of Netanyahu's demise amidst escalating protests across Israel Middle East Monitor 1 Aug 2011 - On Saturday night, tens of thousands of Israelis took part in demonstrations across more than nine cities in the territories occupied in 1948. These protests demonstrate an escalating wave of public protest in Israel against rising prices and high housing rents. In a number of...

Three lives in the West Bank Middle East Monitor 1 Aug 2011 - 1. Samer, Jerusalem If you live in Ramallah and work in Jerusalem, the time your journey will take to the office is an unknown quantity. It could be an hour, it could be three. Najwa, a social worker who runs a community centre in the Arab...

Fresh Syria violence mars Ramadan BBC 1 Aug 2011 - Tanks and troops open fire in the Syrian city of Hama as people leave prayers on the first day of Ramadan, say reports.

VIDEO: Condemnation grows over Syria violence BBC 1 Aug 2011 - There is growing international condemnation over the worsening violence in Syria, as human rights groups say around 140 people were killed on one of the bloodiest days since an anti-government uprising began more than four months ago.

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